Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in Pacific Ocean for 'maintaining of peace and stability' - ABC News

Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in Pacific Ocean for 'maintaining of peace and stability'.

Russian and Chinese warships have held their first joint patrols in the western part of the Pacific Ocean.

It said earlier this week that a group of 10 vessels from China and Russia sailed through the Tsugaru Strait separating Japan's main island and its northern island of Hokkaido.

"The group of ships passed through the Tsugaru Strait for the first time as part of the patrol," the ministry said in the statement.